Evaluation of screen, test, & protect: A public health program to control and prevent COVID-19 at a large academic university.
J Am Coll Health
; : 1-4, 2022 Jun 21.
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| ID: mdl-35727228
ABSTRACT
Background:
We evaluate the public health surveillance program, Screen, Test, and Protect (STP) designed to control and prevent COVID-19 at a large academic university in the United States.Methods:
STP was established at the University of Florida in May 2020. This report details STP's full-time workforce, centralized database, and testing and vaccination programs. We evaluate the program's success in controlling COVID-19 during the 2020-2021 academic school year.Results:
COVID-19 cases rose among the campus community in the first few weeks of campus reopening in Fall 2020. Test positivity levels returned to prefall semester levels within one month, however. A few additional, yet smaller, waves occurred during the 2020-2021 school year and were successfully controlled without any campus-wide closures.Conclusions:
This program may serve as a framework for other institutions managing the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, in addition to setting the standard for programmatic management of future emerging infectious diseases at universities.
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MEDLINE
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Evaluation_studies
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En
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J Am Coll Health
Año:
2022
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos